000 FNUS74 KEPZ 041955 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HOG RX...LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1255 PM MST THU DEC 4 2008 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON DECEMBER 04 AND SITE ELEVATION OF 7000 FEET. IF FORECAST CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY THEN WARMING UP AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY...BECOMING WESTERLY OVER THE WEEKEND. MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 10000 MSL (3000 AGL) THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW. TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY SOUTHWEST AT 11 KTS THEN WEST AT ABOUT 9 KTS FRIDAY. VENTILATION CATEGORY WILL REMAIN POOR THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. VENTILATION.........POOR (33000 KT-FT) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........POOR (27000 KT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...PARK REQUESTED BY...NM ADC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20081204.HOGRX.02/EPZ